EOC US History Review

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What was the name of our first written constitution as a free nation whose weaknesses included no national unity, no difference in representation by population, and the government could not collect taxes?

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Articles of Confederation

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The first ten amendments added to the Constitution in 1791, which are intended to protect individual and state rights, are called the __?__.

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Bill of Rights

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Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820, Missouri is brought in as a slave state and __________ is brought as a free state keeping the balance of power in the Senate.

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Maine

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The outcome of the French and Indian War is a factor in the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?
Native Americans believed the colonists would return seized lands to them.
The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia and at sea.
The high cost of the war meant the British had to create new direct taxes in the American colonies.
The French were never truly expelled from North America and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent.

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The high cost of the war meant the British had to create new direct taxes in the American colonies.

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The outcome of the French and Indian War is a factor in the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?
- Native Americans believed the colonists would return seized lands to them.
- The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia and at sea.
- The high cost of the war meant the British had to create new direct taxes in the American colonies.
- The French were never truly expelled from North America and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent.

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The high cost of the war meant the British had to create new direct taxes in the American colonies.

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How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

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They ignored it and continued to settle west.

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The Battle of Saratoga (1777) was a key victory for the American colonists because it...

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brought the colonists much-needed aid and a formal alliance with France.

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The United States gained territory up to the Mississippi River. The statement above depicts the United States territorial gains in 1783 following...

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the American Revolution.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is considered an achievement under the Articles of Confederation because

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established processes for settling and governing the western territories.

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Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation, along with conflicts such as Daniel Shays’ Rebellion, led to what?

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A call for a stronger central government